"Vyas Dev is said to be a man of the seventh century in the common era by the
Encarta encyclopaedia."------Kamal Das
I am talking about Krishnadwaipayan Vyasa who is said to have authored a version of the Mahabharata to which,as it is believed by many, much has been added subsequently by other people. At least 28 Vyases have been mentioned in Hindu mythologies.
Krishnadwaipayan Vyasa, as the myth goes, was fathered by another great sage Parashar and was developed in the womb of a virgin fisher woman named Satyabati. He was born in an island of the river Jamuna. Parashar was so excited (rather we should probably say that the great sage was in such a hurry to finish his unworldly jobs) that he had do it then and then in an island (dweep) after bringing in darkness at day time all over the area by virtue of his godly power. The name Dwaipayan is derived from the word "dweep.'' Also he was dark because of which he is also called Krishnadwaipayan.
Vyasadev is very much a part of the Mahabharata episode. Although a sage, being requested by his mother he had to father Dhritarashtra and Pandu in the wombs of the wives of his dead cousins. His mother Satyabati deemed it necessary in the interest of the continuation of the family. The "niyoga" or employment of a good blooded person to produce sons in other people's wives wombs was not illegitimate.
Mythologies are amazing. We may make fun of it. But it tells us a lot about the social history.
-SC
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